Beef Empanadas
“Discover the joy of making Beef Empanadas at home. This 35-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.”
🤖 Why This Recipe Matches Your Mood
Discover the joy of making Beef Empanadas at home. This 35-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
This Beef Empanadas is a beloved Uruguayan dish that brings comfort and satisfaction to any meal. Its flavors have been refined over time to create the perfect balance that keeps people coming back for more.
Cooking is more than just preparing food—it's an act of love, creativity, and connection. This recipe embodies that spirit, offering you a chance to create something special in your own kitchen.
📋 Beef Empanadas
📝 Ingredients
- •60g Lard
- •340g Water
- •1 tsp Salt
- •600g All purpose flour
- •3 Tomato
- •1 clove Garlic
- •1 large Red Onions
- •Bunch Spring Onions
- •750g Sirloin steak
- •1 tablespoon Dried Oregano
- •1 tsp Paprika
- •1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- •1 tsp Parsley
- •To taste Salt
- •To taste Pepper
- •3 Egg
- •Splash Egg Wash
- •Drizzle Chimichurri sauce
👨🍳 Instructions
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For the dough place lard, warm water and salt in a large kneading bowl and stir. Add flour and oregano and either knead five miutes by hand or with the kneading function of your machine. Let rest covered for at least half an hour or overnight in the fridge.
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For the filling place tomatoes for about 30 seconds in boiling water, then cool with cold water and peel of skin and cut into cubes. Press garlic through garlic press, cut onions into cubes. Simmer garlic and onions in some olive oil until translucent. Take out onions and garlic and brown the meat at high heat from all sides. Season with all herbs and add the onions, garlic and tomatoes. Let simmer for a few minutes, add salt, pepper and additional spices to taste. You can prepare the meat the night before, chill in fridge if doing so. Boil eggs and also cut into cubes and mix with prepared meat.
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Cut dough into half and roll out one half thinnly on floured surface. Cut out circles about 12-15cm in diameter. Mine have a diameter of 12.5 cm. Place about 2-4 teaspoons of filling on one circle, put a bit of water all around the edges and fold over the other half so that you get half moons. Be sure to seal the edges with a fork. Repeat until you have no dough and filling left.
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Meanwhile preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Brush empanadas with egg wash and bake about 8 empanadas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for about 25min or until golden. Serve warm with chimichurri sauce.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Discover the joy of making Beef Empanadas at home. This 35-minute uruguayan recipe delivers authentic flavors that will make your taste buds sing.
⭐ Pro Tips
- 1Read the entire recipe before starting to avoid surprises
- 2Prep all ingredients before cooking (mise en place) for a smoother experience
- 3For best results, use fresh, high-quality Lard
- 4Taste as you go and adjust seasonings to your preference
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